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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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